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Corporal Rory MacEachern, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), is congratulated by his commanding officer, Maj. William Stophel, upon being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device here, July 30. During combat logistics patrols ranging from March through May, the North Attleboro, Mass., native, distinguished himself through superior performance of his duties as a machine gunner. On more than one occasion MacEachern was able to effectively eliminate enemy threats with precision fire from his position as a gunner, allowing each combat logistics patrol to continue safely.